EVANSTON LIFT EVERY LIFTS VOICEITS VOICE On January 15, 2023, a packed house gathered at Nichols Concert Hall for an inspiring afternoon in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Presented and co-curated by MIC and Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre Artistic Director Tim Rhoze, the celebration included music, dance, art, and remarks about Evanston's groundbreaking reparations initiative from Claire McFarland Barber, Reparations Committee member, and Evanston Mayor, Daniel Biss. “Justice delayed is justice denied," Biss said. "I think it’s important for all of us to spend time thinking about what we can do to build the kind of society that [Martin Luther King, Jr.] was fighting for...I think being here this afternoon is one part of that.”
Sign Language with Praise Dance ~ T.E. & Company
"When you experience the arts, when you listen, when you see, when you feel movement and dance, people come and they experience it personally. It may affect people in different ways, but we’re all together having that experience.” ~ Mark George
Tim Rhoze and Mark George
Mateo Tirres Evanston Dance Ensemble
Daniel Biss
Kaylee Johnson ~ Sistema Ravinia
"Our belief is that together we are stronger than when we are apart, and when we move with a unified purpose and share our passions, resources, ideas, beliefs, and energies, we can accomplish the seemingly impossible." ~Tim Rhoze
